The Inseparable Love of God (1) [ Romans 8:38-39 ] Why can nothing separate us from the love of God? 1. Because God’s love is eternal. Romans 8:29a says: “For those whom He foreknew…” The word “foreknew” refers to before eternity began —before the creation of heaven and earth . The phrase “those whom He foreknew” does not simply mean knowing about someone intellectually, but rather loving them. In other words, it refers to “those whom God loved from eternity past.” Amos 3:2a says: “You only have I known of all the families of the earth.” If “known” merely meant intellectual knowledge, that would imply that God only knew Israel and did not know the other nations—which cannot be true, because the all-knowing God lacks knowledge of nothing. Therefore, “I have known you only” means “I have loved you only.” God loved Israel among all the nations of the earth. Hosea 13:5 says: “I knew you in the wilderness , in the land of great drought.” The “wilderness” was where the Israelite...
혹시 지금 주님께서 교회의 목사님들에게 이렇게 책망하고 계시는 것은 아닐까요 ? 혹시 지금 주님께서 교회의 목사님들에게 이렇게 책망하고 계시는 것은 아닐까요 ? ‘ 너희 목사들아 , 내가 너희를 책망한다 . 너희도 아무도 다른 사람을 헐뜯거나 비난하지 말아라 ’( 참고 : 호세아 4:4, 현대인의 성경 ).